Can capping and compressing machine.



No. 891,163. 3 v v PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

. H. L. GUENTHER. CAN GAPPING AND GOMPRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1907. Q

' 12 $HEETS-SHEET 1.

Fig l 6 Z1 4 17 L15 P4 hmro.

No. 891,163. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

. H. L. GUENTHER.

G AN'CAPPING AND OOMPRESSING MAGEINH APPLIGATION TILED JAIL 18, 1907.

- 12 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

W/ TA/F'SSfJ 0932/1/70) ,No. 891,163. PATE NTED JUNE 16,.1908.

H.'L. GUENTHER. CAN CAPPILG AND OOMPRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18,'1907.

12 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Fig.0.

= N6. 891,163. 9 PATENTED mm, 1908.

- H.L.GUENTHER..'

- CAN OAPPING AND COMPRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1907.

v 12 SHEETSSHEBT 4.

Fig. 4.

"No. 891,163. PATENTE'D JUNE 16, 1908.

H. L. GUENTHBR. CAN GAPPING AND GOMPRBSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1907.

. 12 SHEETS-4213111 5.

H.- L. GUENTHER.

CAN G-APPING AND GOMPRESSING 'MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1907.

12 SHEBTS-SHEBT a.

No. 891,163. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

Fig.6; 7

By I No. 891,163.- PATENTED 1mm 16, meg.

H.L.GUENTHER. CAN GAPPING AND oommzssme MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 18, 1907.

12 sums-51mm 8 iilIllH PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

GUENTHER.

COMPRESSING MACHINE.

D JAN. 19,190

GA-N OAPPING AND APPLICATION A r TOE/V676 No. 891,163. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

H. L. GUENYTHBR.

CAN GAPPING AND GOMPRESSING MAOHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18,1907.

12 SHEETS SHEET l0.

No. 891,168. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. H. L. GUENTHER.

CAN GAPPING AND GOMPRESSING MACHINE.

PPLIOATION FILED JANA ,190 A 8 7 l2 SHEETS-SHEET 11.

Fig. 20.

4 I I M I ATTdF/Vf/S PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908'.

H. L. GUENTHEE. CAN GAPPING AND GOMPRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JANI IB, 1907.

12 SHEBTSSHEET 12.

INVENTOR Glue/27,7261" WITNESSES BYWV ATTORNEYS UNITED sraains p rnn r OFFICE.

HENRY LOUIS GUENTHER, OF IL'WAGO, WASHINGTON.

CAN CAPPING AND COMPRESSING MACHINE.

Application filed. January 18, 1907. Serial No. 352,883.

To all whom it ma-Jroncern:

Be it knownthat I, HENRY LoUIs GUEN- THER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ilwaco, in the. county of Pacific "described in t 1e LettersPatent of the United granted to meon April i solder, packings or the like, thu rendering the can exceedingly serviceable for packing various food products therein.

The invention consists of novel features and .parts and combinations of the same, .which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,- in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, thecan body conveyer being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the improvement on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.; Fig. 4 is a like view of the same showing the parts in a different position; Fig. 5 is an elevation of the right side of the machine; Fig. 6 is a like view of the left side of the machine; Fig. 7 is 'an enlarged transverse section of the improvement on the line 7 7 of Fi 1; Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectionalfront elevation. of details of the same on the line 8-8 of Fig. l Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view of part of the shifting mechanism for the ejecting rods, the section being on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8; Figs. 10 to '20 are enlarged face views of the various cams on the cam shafts; Fig. 21 is an en-- larged sectional side elevation of a mandrel for holding a can. body open at both ends; Fig. 22 is a similar view of a mandrel for holding a can body closed at one end; Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the (an body and head Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

before being assembled; and Fig. 24 is a sec-- tional side elevation of the can body with the head crimped and compressed thereon.

The improvedmachine is mounted on a suitably constructed frame A on which is held to reciprocate both longitudinally and transversely a platen B having a series of semi-circular seats or saddles B, B B arranged one alongside the other (see Figs. 3 and 4), and of which the seat B is adapted to engage a can body Cfor shifting the same to the right between a mandrel D and a s in- ..dle E employed for placing the can head 1 in position on the upper end of the can body C; the assembled can body and head bein rotated by the said mandrel D and spintfie E for a crimping roller F tocrimp the flanges C and C of the can body and can'head, the crimped can being then engaged by the seat B of the platen B for moving the crimped can between another mandrel D and spindle E, for rotating the crimped can, now pressed on its double seam C by a compressing roller G, to render the seam C air-tight Without the use of solder, packings and the like, the finished can being engaged by the third seat B of the platen B and shifted longitudinallyonto the discharge table H, from which the finished cans pass down a chute or onto a traveling belt (not shown), for carrying the finished cans away from the machine.

The can bodies'C are placed upright on. the endless belt I" of a conveyenI from which the can bodies Care ushed' one after the other by a push head J ee Fig. 8) onto the table I on which the can body is engaged by the first seat B of the platen B, as above described. The beads C are fed by an operator over a table A onto a revoluble feed disk K' (see Fig. 7), from which the can heads C are successively pushed by a pusher L onto the supporting ring N located immediately below the spindle E (see Figs. 7 and 8) and above the mandrel D, so that when the latter is raised with a can body C thereon, the upier end of the can body is pushed through tie opening in the supporting ring N, to engage the can head C, so that the latter is pressed in place in the upper end. of the can body, as indicated in F ig. 8. Thus at the mandrel D and the spindle E, the can bodies 0 and the heads C are assembled, and their flan es Q and C are erimped by the crimping roller F, as previously stated.

In detail the construction of the machine slide a block B pivotally connected with a crumed at B on is connected by gear wheels P and P B and block B imparts slide B mounted to slide transversely in bearings B attached to the main frame A. The shde B is' pivotally connected with a link B of a toggle lever having a link B pivotally connected with the link B and fullinks B, B are pivotally connected at their connecting pivot with the link B pivoted on a slide B mounted to slide longitudinally in suitable bearings B arranged on the main frame A. The left hand end of the slide B alink B with the lower end of a lever B fulerumed on the main frame A, and carrying at its upperend a frictionroller B (see Fig. 2), engaging a cam groove B in a cam B attached to a camshaft P journaled in suitable-bearings on the main frame A;

The shaft P is rovided at its rear end (see Figs. 1 and 6) with a bevel ear wheel P in mesh with a bevel gear whee P secured on a longitudinally extending cam shaft P journaled in suitable bearings on the main frame A. On the right hand end of the cam shaft P is secured a gear wheel P" in mesh with a pinion P (see Figs. 2 and 5) secured on a short shaft P journaled on the main frame A. On the shaft P is secured a pulley-P connected by a belt with a pulley P attached to the main driving shaft P extending longitudinally and journ'aled in suitable hearings on the main frame A. On the left hand end of the main driving shaft P are secured the fast and loose pulleys P, P connected by belt with other machinery, for imparting a rotary motion to the main driving shaft'P which by the pulleys P", P and the belt P imparts a rotary motion to the shaft P, which by the pinion P and gear wheel P rotates the cam shaft turn rotates the cam shaft P by the bevel chine is in operation and the cam shaft P is rotated, the cam B imparts a swin ing motion to the lever B which by the ink B slide 13, link B", toggle links B B slide an intermittent re ciprocating motion to the platen B in a transverse direction, to move the seats'B,

B B into and out of engagement with the can bodies C as hereinafter more fully'described.

The carriage O inwhich the platen B is mounted to reciprocate transversely is pivotally connected at its left side witha longitu- O pivoted to the dinally extending link .fulcrumed on the lower end of a lever O the main frame A. The

P, which in Thus when the ma-' main frame A, and carrying at its upper end a friction roller O traveling in a cam groove 5 in a cam O attached to the cam shaft P, so that when the latter is rotated the said cam O imparts a swinging motion to the lever O which by the link O reciprocates the carriage O in a longitudinal direction, and as the platen B is mounted in the said carriage it travels with the same, and hence the platen B reciprocates intermittently both in a transverse as well as in a longitudinal direction.

struction and operate in and 8), and each is provided at its upper end with a head D for the'lower end of the can body C to rest on, and this head D is secured on a shaft D mounted to rotate and to slide vertically in suitable bearings A arranged on the main frame A. On the shafts D are adjustably secured sleeves D carrying wheels D both in mesh with a gear wheel D secured on a vertically disposed shaft Q journaled in suitable bearings'on' the main frame A, and provided near its lower end with a bevel gear wheel Q (see Fig. 5) in mesh with a bevel gear wheel Q secured on the main driving shaft P, so thatwhen the machine is in operation, a rotary motion is given by the main shaft P to the shaft Q, which by the gear wheel D rotates the gear wheels D and consequently the shafts D, so that the two mandrels D and. D are simultaneously and uniformly rotated. The width of the gear wheel D is somewhat in excess of that of the gear wheels D so that the latter can move vertically with their-shafts D without moving out of mesh with the gear wheel D.

In order to impart a sliding motion in a vertical direction to the shafts D, the sleeves D previously mentioned are engaged by a shifter bar D in the sides of which are mounted to slide transversely the blocks D pivotally connected with the arms D to a. hub D mounted to turn on a shaft D held in braekets'A (see Fig. 2) attached to the main frame A. From the hub D depends an arm D pivotally connected by a link D with a bell crank lever D (see Fig. 5) fulcrumed on the main frame A, and pivotally connected. by an upwardly extending link D with a lever D carrying a friction roller D engaging a cam groove D in a cam D attached to the cam shaft P, so that when the latter'is rotated the cam D imparts a swinging motion to the which by the link D bell crank lever D. link 1), arm D hub '1 arms D" and blocks D imparts an up and down sliding motion to, the shifter bar D to raise and lower the 'mandrels D, D to move the can body C up and down toward and from the spindles E and E. Now when the mandrel I rises, its-can body C is moved with its upper l cndthrougl the opening in thclsupporting The mandrels D and D are alike in con-' unison (see F igs. 7

lever l secured previously mentioned.

ring N to thus engage the can head C, whereby the can and can head are assembled as The spindles E and E are struction and operation, and hence it suffices to describe but one in detail. Each of the spindles is provided with a spindle head each held on the lower end of a verticallydisosed shaft E mounted to rotate in suitable earing's A and A formed on the main frame A. The heads Efof the spindles'E and E are each formed with an annular flange E to engage the annular recess in the top of the corresponding can head 0, and this flange E has a straight outer face which forms an.

abutment or bearing when'the flanges of the can body and can head are compressed by the crimping and compressing rollers F and G. On the shafts E of the two spindles E and E are secured gear wheels E in mesh with a gear wheel Q secured on the shaft Q previously mentioned, so that when the shaft Q isrota-ted the gear wheel Q" rotates both gear wheels E and consequently the spindles E and. E in unison and in unison with the mandrels D and D also driven from the said shaft Q, as previously explained.

The shafts E are made hollow to receive pusher rods R, each of which is provided at its lower end with a head R adapted toengage the top of the can head C at the center thereof, to push the united can body and can head with the crimped-or compressed flanges down in unison with the downwardly moving mandrels D and D. The rod R is free to move upward to bring the head B into a recess in the lower end of the shaft E so as to move the under face of the head R out of alinement with the under face of the head E so that the head R is free of the can head C during the time the can head. and body are rotated by the rotating mandrels D, D and the spindles E, 'E.

Near the upper end of each rod. R (see Figs. 8 and 9) is secured a bar R held in a ring R loosely surrounding the shaft'E the said bar R extending through vertically disposed slots E formed in the shaft E The collars R on the two shafts E are engaged by a shifter bar R provided with transversely sliding 'blocks R pivotally connected with arms R held on a bar R mounted to turn on a shaft R journaled in brackets A attached to the main frame A, and from the said bar R 'projects rearwardly an arm R carrying a friction rollerftt traveling in a cam groove R formed on a cam R secured to the cam shaft P Now when the machine running the rotary motion given to the cam shaft P causes the cam R to impart a swinging motion to the arm R 9, which by the arms R and sliding blocks R imparts an up and down sliding motion to the shifter bar R to move the rods R in a like direction in unison with the movement given to 'the mandrels l) alike in con-- and D, as previously explained, so that the can heads are disengaged from the spindles E and II. The heads 1" of the spindles E and E extend within chambers N and N formed in a casing N secured by set screws N or other means to the lower bearings A for the shafts E the said casing carrying the supporting ring N previously mentioned. and serving to support the can head C in plalc until the can head is engaged by the can C rising with the mandrel D. g

The rear portions of the chambers N and N are open for the entrance of the criin ping roller F and the compressing roller G as indicated in Fig. 7, so that the roller F can acton the flanges C C3 to form the double seam C", and the roller G can press the double seam G, as before mentioned. The front of the chamber N is also open for the entrance of a can head C pushed from the disk K by the push head L.

The crimping roller F and the compressing" roller G are mounted to turn loosely on le- Vers F, G, respectively, fulcrumed on vertically disposed pivot'pins S, S adjustably held, as hereinafter more fully described.

The levers F, J are pivotally connected with transversely extending links F G provided at their outer ends with cross heads F, G engaging the outer ends of springs 'FflG resting at their inner ends on cross heads F, G attached 9n the inner ends of links F G pivotally connected with the lower ends of upwardly extending levers F; G fulcrumed on a red A attached to the main frame A. The upper ends of the levers F, G carry friction rollers F, G traveling in cam grooves F, G" formed on cams F, G secured on the cam shaft P, so that when the machine is in operation and a rotary motion is given to the cam shaft P, then the cams F. G impart a swinging motion to the levers F G which by the yielding connection described rocks the levers F. G, to move the crimping roller F and the compressing roller G in engage ment with the flanges and seam, as above described. By having a yielding connection between "the levers F, G and F G the crimping roller F and the compressing roller G readily yield to any irregularitiesi'luring the crimping and compressing operation.

The tensions of the springs F". G can be regu lated by adjusting the cross heads F", F 5 and G, G on the corresponding links Ff. F" and G Gs Each of the pins S, S is secured on a bearing-S mounted to slide transversely on a guideway S and in the said bearing screws a screw rod S mounted to turn in a bee; lug 5 arranged on the main frame A (see F 3, "l and 7). .On the outer end of the screw rod S" is secured a hand wheel S adapted to he turned by the operator. to shift the hearii'ig S transversely, with a View to more the (mrespondmg pivot pm 5 or S into the pimper gaged by screw rods position forthe corresponding crimping roller F and the compressing roller G to act to the best advantage 'on thefianges and double seam of the cans. When the desired adjustment of the'pins S, S has been made the bearings S are fastened in place, and for this purpose each bearing S is provided with an.

upper run through a conveyer frame I and upper oulley I is said (pulleys I", 5

at its rear end over pulleys I, I? and at its front end over ulle'ys (not shown), and the (see'Figs. 5 and 6) are jourin a'slide I and on the shaft of the hung the rear end of the nale , frame 3 hung at its forward end on a slide 1 on the conveyer belt I;

and the said slides I and I are mounted 'to slide vertically in bearings 1 1* arranged on The slides I, I are en' the main frame A.

1 mounted to turn in the main frame A and under the control of the operator for raising and lowering the slides I, I and consequently the conveyer frame I and the endless conveyer belt I,

,with a-view to adjust the parts relative to 'the length of the can bodies C to be treated in the machine at the time. Thus for longer canbodies-the slides 1 ,1 are lowered and for shorter can bodies the slides are raised'so 'as 1 to bring the upper run of the conveyer belt I in proper relation to the platen B, for the latter to engage mately midway of their height, as indicated in Fig. 8. After the desired adjustment of the slides I, I is made, they are secured ermanently in place by the use of tap bolts 11 (see Fig; 2) extending through-elongated slots 1 in the said slides and screwing inthe mainframe A. a To the left of the upper run of the con- T,'T, T secured on theupper'ends of vertically disposed shafts T journaled in suitable bearings arranged on the left hand side of'the conveyer frame 1 The lower ends of the shafts T 3 are provided with angular arms T pivotally connected with each other by a link T so that when a swinging motion is given to one of the shafts T the several arms T, T T s'wing in unison across the upper run of the conveyer belt I, a short distance above the same, 'to intercept the can bodies C traveling Thus the forward traveling motion of the can bodies is interrupted and held in positionone-behind the other suitable distances apart until the arms T, T, T receive a swinging motion in an outward direction, to allow the can bodies to again travel forward with the conveyer belt the arms T, T, T the .shaft T 'of the first arm T is provided with an angular arm T connected by a link T with an arm T se cured on a vertically disposed shaft T (see Fig. 6) journaled in suitable bearings on the mainframe A. 4 On the shaft T is secured an arm T connect-ed by a link T with the lower end of airupwardly extending lever T fulcrumed onthe main frame A, and carrying at its upper end a friction roller T engaging a .cam groove T formed on a cam T, secured on the cam shaft P. Now when the machine is in operation and the cam shaft P is rotated then the cam T imparts a swinging motion to the lever T which by the link T and arm T rocks the shaft T and the latter by the arm T link T and arm T rocks. the first shaft T and hence also the other shafts T so that the arms T, T", T receive the intermittent swinging motion above mentioned. The can body when released by the last arm T is carried by the conveyer belt I in front of the push hGELCtJ which pushes the can body ofl the belt 1 onto the table P held 0 the can bodies approxi;

. Fup er end of the veyer belt I are arranged a number of armsv on the conveyer frame I (see Fig. 8). The push head J is secured to a'longitudinally eX- 1 tending slide J mounted to slide in suit able bearings J attached to, the main frame A,

cured or formed a vertically disposed guide- Way J in which is. mounted to slide a block J pivotally connected with the lower end of a lever J 5 fulcrumed at J 6 on the main frame A, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 6. The

lever J carries a friction rol er J traveling ina cam groove J on a cam J secured on the cam shaft P, so that y when the machine is in operation and the cam shaft P is rotated the cam J 9 imparts a swinging motion to the lever J which by its connection with the slide J forces the latter to reciprocate intermittently in a longitudinal direction, to move thepush head J in a like direction for pushing a can body off the belt 1 onto the table 1 A guard J is secured to the front side of the push head J (see Figs. 3 and 4), to prevent a can body C from traveling accidentally behind the push head J at the time the latter is on the return 1a stroke from the table P-to the left side of the conveyer belt I. In orderto preventthe can body 0 from jum -ing while being Ipushed by the ush hea J from the belt and near the outer end 'of the slide J is se- 1'05 bIitO the table a guard U is provided locatedabove the table 1' and curved ipwardly at its forward end.

as plainly illustrated in Fig. 81. The guard U is attached to the under side of an armvU fulcrumed at U on the mainframe A, so as to be free to swing up and down, and the free end of the arm U is provided with a notch U into which extends a projectionN of the bracket H (see Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 8) mounted to slide in suit-able guideways A arranged on the main frame A, and the said bracket H is engaged by a screw rod H screwing in a nut A on the main frame A, to move the' table up ordown, so as to bring the upper surface of the table in proper relation to the I platen B and according to the length of the can to be transferred by the platen onto the table H. After the desired adjustment of the table H is made it is fastened permanently in place by tap bolts I 3 screwing in the main frame A anc passing through elongated slots in the bracket H. A guard rail Ht is secured to. the table H at the front thereof and this guard rail has aportion cut out at the left hand end for the passage of the platen B which on receding leaves the can on the table II, as the guard rail H* holds the can against moving with the platen B- during the'latters receding movement, see Fig.

Aguard rail H is arranged on the rear of the table H and extends longitudinally above the mandrels D, l) and to the rear of the table I and over the upper run'of the conveyer belt I, as plainly illustrated in Figs. 3

and 4. This guard rail H is attached at its ends to transversely extending screws Hfl H, of which the screw H is adjustably held in a bracket H held vertically adjustable on a rod H and adapted to be fastened thereto by a setscrew'H The rod H is held vertically adjustable on the table if and I is adapted to be fastened thereto by a set screw H (see Fig. 5). The other screw rod H is held adjustable in a bracket H adapted to be fastened in place on the rod H by a set screw I Thus by the arrangement described the guard rail H can be adjusted both in .a lateral direction as well as up and down, according to the size of the can under treatment at the time. Byextending the guard rail H mediately in the rear of the push head J, the can body released by the last arm T is car ried by the conveyer belt 1 until it abuts against the-guard rail so that. this can across the conveyer belt 1 imbody is inproper pbsition for the push head J to take hold of and push itfrom the conveyer. belt 1 onto the'table I and under the guard U, as previously explained. A guard Tall H secured-to theconveyer frame 1 (see Figs. 3 and elext-ends on the front side of the table 1" to prevent displacement ofa can body when pushed from the conveyer belt I by thepush head J onto the table I The disk K of the can head feeding mech' anism (seeFigs. 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8) is secured on a vertically disposed shaft K journaled in suitablebearings on the mainframe A, and on the said shaft is formed or secured a bevel gear wheel K in mesh with a bevel pinion K secured .on a longitudinally extending shaft K journaled in suitable bear mgs on the main frame A, and on the said shaft K." is fastened a pulley K connected by a crossed belt K with a pulley K secured on the cam shaft P, so that when the machine is in operation the said camshaft P transmits a rotary motion by the said pulleys K, K and belt K to the shaft K, which by the gear wheels K K continually rotates the feed disk K in the direction of the arrow (1. The can heads C are fedone after another by an operator standing in front of the machine over the table A onto the right hand side of the disk Kwhich carries the can head C under a shield or hood K attached to or forming part of the main frame A and extending over the left hand and rear portions of the disk K. The hood K is provided at its entrance end with a vertically adjustable gage plate K (see Fig. 5) to prevent more than'one can head C from passing under the hood K at a time.

The can heads C while traveling with the diskK are interrupted by a pin V extending into the path of the can head C, andthe said pin is periodically and automatically moved out of engagement with the intercepted-can head C by the action of a can body C pushed at the time from the conveyer belt I by the push head J onto the table 1 For this purpose the pin V depends from an arm V fulcrumed at V and pressed on by a spring V to hold the arm V and pin V normally in an active position; that is, to hold the pin V in front of the can head C. Thearm V 'is pivotally connected by a link W with a bell crank lever V fulerumed at V on the main frame A and carrying at its rearward arm a depending I adapted to pass into the path of a can bodv C when the latter is pushed off the belt pin V on the top of the hood K lid front. of the push head L now in an outermost position, as indicated in Fig. 7. As soon as the can body has passed the in V the bell crank lever V and the, arm are immediately returned to their former osition by the action of the spring V so t rat the pin V passes in front of the next following can head C on the disk K, thus holding the can heads on the rotating disk K, stationary for the time being. The ush head L (see Fig. 7) is secured on a sli e L mounted to slide transversely in suitable bearings L secured on the main frame A. On the slide L is formed a'vertically' disposed guideway L engaged by a block L pivotally connected to the lower end of an upwardly extending lever L fulcrumed at L on the'main frame a A (see Fig. 5), and the upper end of this lever L is pivotally connecte by a link L with a bell crank lever L fulcrumed at L on the main frame A, and carrying a friction roller L engaging a cam groove L in one face of a double cam L secured on the cam shaft P Thus when the machine is in operation, and the camshaft P is operated then the cam L imparts a rocking motion to the bell crank.

lever L whichby the link L rocks the lever L", which by its connection with the slide L reciprocates the latter in the bearings L so that the push head L moving with the slide L pushes a can head C from the disk K over onto the supporting ring N in the chamber N of the casing N. The right hand side of the push head L is provided with a transversely extending guard arm L adapted to engage the forward edge of the next follow- .mg can head 0 to prevent the same from traveling accidentally into the path of the push head L during the return or-outward stroke of the latter.

A guard W in the form of a transversely extending bar is arranged adjacent to the push head L and serves to hold the can head down to prevent the same from being accidentally jammed against the spindle head E of the spindle E at the time the can head is pushed into the chamber N and onto the ring N by the push head L. This guard W projects from the free end of a longitudinally extending arm W fulcrumed on the main frame A, and pivotally connected by a link W with a lever W fulcrumed at L on the main frame A. The lever W carries a friction roller W engaging a cam groove W in the double cam L so that when the machine is in operation and the cam L rotates, a swinging motion is given to the lever which by the link imparts an up and down swinging motion to the arm V, which consequently raises and lowers the guard V, to move the same in proper relation relative to the can head C for the purpose above described.

During the time. the carriage O is at a standstill, it isdesirable to lock the same in 0 against movement.

place, and for this purpose the following de vice is provided: On the rear side of the carriage O are formed spaced notches O 0 (see Figs. 3, 4 and 7), one of which is adapted to be engaged at the time by a locking bolt X mounted to slide transversely, ar-

ranged on the main frame A. 'The'locking bolt X is provided near its rear end with a vertically extending guideway X in which is mounted to slidea block X pivotally connected with the lower end of a lever X fulcrumed at X on the main frame A and car rying with it at its upper end a friction roller X traveling in a cam groove X formed on a cam X secured on the cam shaft P Thus when the machine is in operation and the cam shaft P is rotated, the cam X imparts an intermittent swinging motion to the lever X to move the locking bolt X transversely left hand side position.

It is understood thatthe bolt X moves out of engagement with the notch O or O immediately previous to the carriage moving from the left to' the right or from the right to the left, and as soon as the carriage O has been shifted the bolt X engages the corresponding notch O or O to lock the carriage The operation is as follows: When the machine is running the can bodies C are successively pushed off the conveyer belt '1 onto the table IF, and at this point the can body is engaged by the first seat B of the platen B now moving rearwardly, and also engaging with its seat B the can body of a can already crimped by the action of the mandrel D, spindle E and crimping roller F, the platen-B by its seat B also engaging the can body of a can completely crimped and pressed by the action of the mandrel D, the spindle E and compressing roller G; As

soon as the platen B has engaged the can bodies as-above described the mandrels D, D and the push rods R move downward so as to move the erimped can downward and its upper end out of the chamber i" and the supporting ring N and until the seam C rests on top oft-he seat B In a like manner the finished can is moved downward for its upper end to pass out of the chamber and its seam C to seat itself on the seat B. The push rods R now return to their uppermost positions. The carriage O is now shifted from the left to the right so that the platen B moves in a like direction to the position shown in Fig. 3, and its seat B moves the finished can over onto the table ll, the seat B moves the crimped can from the 90- then the bolt X locks the carriage O in the ing seam.

senses crimping device to the compressing device, and the seat B moves the can body trom the table P to the crimping device that is cen trally over'the mandrel'D. At about the same time a can head C is pushed from the disk K by the push head L N and over the ring N. The mandrels D, D .now rise to engage and lift the can body and the crimped can so that the upper end of the canbody on-the mandrel D is pushed up through the ring N nto the chamber-N and into engagement with the can head C abutting against the under side of the head E of the spindleE. The upper end of the crimped can on the mandrel D passes into the chamber N and engages the head of the spindle E at the time the can body C and the can head C are assembled in thcchamber N, as above described, and as the mandrels D, D and the spindles E, E rotate in. unison and firmly clamp both cans between them, it is evident that the cans are revolved. At this time the levers F and G swing the rollers F and G into engagement with the flanges C C and the seam C respectively, for the roller F to crimp the flanges C C and the roller G to compress the seam C During this operation the push head J and the platen B are returning, that is, the platen B is moved forwardly to disengage the can bodies clamped between the mandrels D, D and spindles E, E, and to leave the finished can on the table When a finished can is carried-by the platen B from the compressing device to the table H, as above described, it pushes the previously deposited cans on the table H outward thereon to discharge the cans successively from the outer end of the table H. The carriage O is now shifted from the right to the left to bring the platen B back to the starting position shown in Fig. l.

It is understood that during the crimping operation the flanges C C of the assembled can body C and can head C, are doubled up to form a double" seam, which readily clears the opening in the supporting ring N on the downward movement of the crimped can, as above described. It is also understood that the can head C when passing into the chamber is supported by its flange C on top of the ring .N, the flange C beingsomewhat larger in diameter than the diameter of the ring N. The mandrels D, D and spindles E, Eare revolved at a high rate of speed, and the rollers F and G are held with uniform pressures against the flanges and double seam, to insure the formation of a non-leak-- The seats B, B and B correspond in size to that of the can bodies, and the flange C and the seam (7* prevent a can body from moving down and out of a seat, as the flange C and seam' (1* on engaging the top of a seat prevent further downward -movement of the can body.

into the chamber v The top facesof the mandrel heads D may be plain, as shown in Figs. -7 and S, or providcd with circular otlsets D or D, as shown in Figs. 21 and 22. The offset D is for use on can bodies open at both ends and is adapted to pass into the lower open end of a can body (I, to hold the same in a central position on the mandrel D or D. D' 'is used on cans already closed by ahead on the lower end, and this oflset D is, recessed at the upper face to fit the/head C of the can, for holding the latter in central position on the mandrel D or D and prevent-.

is filled it is again sent through the machine to place the other head orcover upon the body and to crimp and compress the flanges thereof to form a double seam, so that the hlled can finally leaves the maclnne m a completely hermetically sealed condition, no sol der achin or other material or device being employed for renderingthe can proof against leakage and at the same time airtight.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A can capping machine having a mandrel, a spindle, a supporting device at the spindle for receiving and supporting the can head, a platen for bringing a can body between the said mandrel and spindle, means for raising the said mandrel to push the can body in engagement with the said can head and means for rotating the spindle and the mandrel in unison to assemble the said body and head.

2. A can capping machine having a mandrel, a spindle, a supporting device at the spindle for receiving and supporting the can head, a platen for bringing a can body between the said mandrel and spindle, means for raising the said mandrel to push the can body in engagement with the said can head. to assemble the said body and head, means for rotating the said mandrel and spindle, means for crimping the flanges of the said can and can head and meansl or rotating the spindle and the mandrel in unison.

A can capping machine having a mandrel, a spindle, a supporting device at the spindle for rec -iving and supporting the can head, a platen for bringing a can body between the said mandrel and spindle, means for raising the said mandrel to push the can body in engagement with the said can head to assemble the said. body and head, a teed- Having thus described my invention, I

The offset ing device for feeding a can body in position on the said supporting device and means for rotating the spindle and the mandrel in unison.

4. A can capping and compressing machine having areciprocating carriage, a platen an an 1e to the movement of the carria e the said platen, and a feeding device for delivering the can heads to the said assembling and crimping device.

5. A can capping and compressing machine having an assembling device for assembling a can body and a can head, comprising a reciprocating mandrel for carrying the can body, a spindle 1n axial alinement withthe said mandrel, and a supporting ring concentric with the said spindle and adapted to support a can head between the said ring and the spindle, the said mandrel pushing the can body into the ring and in engagement withthe can head abutting against the spindle.

6. 'A can capping and compressing machine having an assembling device for assembling a can body and a can head, comprising a reciprocating mandrel for carrying the can body, a s indle in axial alinement with the said man rel, a su porting ring concentric with the said spind e and adapted to support a can head between the said rmg and the spindle, the said mandrel pushing the can body into the ring and in engagement with the can head abutting against the spindle,

means for rotating the said mandrel and spindle in unison, and a crimping roller for crimping the flanges of the assembled can body and can headwhile being rotated by-the said mandreland spindle.

7. A can capping and compressing machine having an assembling device for assembling a can body and a can head, comprising a reciprocating mandrel for carrying the can body,a spindle in axial alinement with the said mandrel, a supporting ring concentric with the said spindle and adapted to support a can head between the said ring and the spindle, the said mandrel pushing the can body into the ring and in engagement with the can head abutting against the spindle,

means for rotating the said mandrel and spindle in unison, a crimping roller for crimping the flanges of the assembled can body and can head While being rotated by the said mandrel and spindle, and an ejecting rod movable axially in the said spindle for pushing the assembled and crimped can body and can head free of the spindle and out of the said supporting ring.

8. A can capping and compressing machine having an assembling device for as sembling a can body and a can head, comprising a reciprocating mandrel for carrying the can body, a spindle in axial alinement with the said mandrel, a su porting ring concentric with the said spind e and adapted to support a can head between the said ring and the spindle, the said mandrel pushing the can body into the ring and in engagement with the can head abutting against the spindle, and a chamberfor containing the said spindle and the can head and carrying at its open-end the said ring.

9. A can capping and compressing machine comprising an endless conveyer belt for carrying the can bodies, a pushing device for successively pushing the can bodies oil the said belt at an angle to the direction of the travel of the belt, a table for receiving the can body pushed off the said belt, an assembling and crimping device, and a platen having intermittently reciprocating motions in both a transverse and a longitudinal direction, the platen having means for engaging the can body on the said table and moving it to the said assembling and crimping device.

10. A can capping and compressing machine comprising an endless conveyer belt forcarrying the can bodies, a pushing device for successively pushing the can bodies off the said belt at an angle to the direction of the travel of the belt, a table for receiving the can body pushed off the said belt, an assembling and crimping device, a platen having intermittently reciprocating motions in both a transverse and a longitudinal direction, the platen having means for engaging the can body on the said table and moving it to the said assembling and crimping device, and a can head pushing device for pushing a can head to the said assembling and crimping device.

' 11. A can capping and compressing machine having a can head feeding device comprising a revoluble disk for carrying the can heads one behind the other, a retaining device adapted to pass temporarily into the path of a can head to hold the latter against movement for a time and then to release it, and an intermittently reciprocating pusher head for pushing the released can head off path of a can head to hold the latter against movement for a time and then to release it, an intermittently reciprocating pusher head for pushing the released can head off the said 

